The very first thing that scientists discovered with a mission to another planet was that Venus was not at all the earthly paradise that fiction had portrayed.

科学家们在前往另一颗行星的任务中发现的第一件事就是，金星根本不是小说中描绘的人间天堂。

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The planet Venus takes 243 earth-days to turn once on its axis, so incoming heat from the sun is added and distributed at a more leisurely, observable pace.

金星自转一周需要243个地球日，因此来自太阳的热量以更悠闲、更容易观察到的速度被吸收和分配。

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For over six hours, the planet Venus steadily inched its way over the surface of the Sun.

在6个多小时的时间里，金星在太阳表面稳步前进。

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Venus was the first planet to make an appearance, and onlookers were able to observe for themselves that Venus also goes through phases.

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If you happen to be pilot on a trans-Atlantic flight, the consequences can be much more serious -- like mistaking the planet Venus for another plane and sending the plane you're piloting into a dive that slammed passengers into the ceiling and back to the floor.

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The first officer saw a bright object ahead of the plane -- the planet Venus -- and mistook it for the approaching C-17.

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